About

Matthew Jardine
Co-Founder
Principal, Construction

For more than 18 years, Matty has been refining his craft as a master home builder, constructing custom living environments with some of the most celebrated architects across Canada. Serving as a member of Victoria’s Advisory Design Panel, Matty uses his years of experience to advise Council on the design merits of development plans and special projects throughout the City of Victoria. With a focus on progressive construction technologies, property acquisition and construction management, Matty provides leadership and oversight to the project management and construction teams and is intimately involved in each project delivered by Aryze.

Luke Mari
Principal, Development

With more than 15 years experience as an urban planner, Luke brings leadership and expertise to all aspects of Aryze’s development process, including site acquisition and planning, project financing, modelling and design, community consultation and municipal approvals. Luke is an advocate for diverse housing and works with the development team to advance innovative urban infill projects. Luke holds a Bachelor of Planning from the School of Environmental Planning University of Northern British Columbia and a diploma in Urban Land Economics from UBC. He’s also a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP).

Luke also serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Victoria Housing Society.

Katherine Davies
VP of Operations

Katherine has a PhD from the University of Victoria and a project management professional (PMP) designation, and collaborates with Matty and Luke in organizing and overseeing the daily operations of the company. She serves as a board member for One Degree Forward, a Canadian charity focused on education, clean water and infrastructure in key Cambodian villages, and also supports local charity and neighbourhood initiatives.

Katherine ensures the business and projects are well-coordinated; manages Aryze’s procedures and processes; and safeguards and augments the efficiency of the company’s operations to facilitate accelerating development and long-term success.

Divya Saleem
Director of Finance

Divya leads the financial analysis of Aryze’s projects and works in collaboration with Luke and the development team to test the building designs and unit mixes, and maintain proformas as necessary.

Divya holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation and an MCom from the University of Madras and is actively completing her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. With 16+ years of experience in accounting and finance, Divya runs a tight ship as the head of finance at Aryze.

Chris Quigley
Director of Development

Chris has an extensive and diverse background in real estate development. Over the past 15+ years, he has worked on projects throughout North America and Europe, including master-planned communities, affordable housing projects, brownfield redevelopment and specialty commercial/retail projects.

Chris holds a Master’s Degree in urban planning and design from Oxford Brookes University, an MA in Urban Economics from the University of Southampton and an Honors Degree in Geography from the University of Leeds. He is a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute as well as the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Damian Clow
Director of Construction

Damian holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of PEI and has been involved in all aspects of high-rise and multi-family construction for the past 13+ years. His dynamic experience includes creating budgets for a wide range of concrete and wood frame residential multi-family projects, developing scopes of work, negotiating contracts and change orders, and using sales techniques to finalize trade contracts.

Damian’s construction experience, combined with multiple years as a competitive Alpine Ski coach, has shaped his skill set as a leading and innovative project manager and director. Damian knows that striving for efficiency, accountability, and the highest quality is paramount to a successful project.

Sarah Henderson
Director of Sales & Leasing

With more than 7 years experience leading sales and leasing programs throughout the city, Sarah oversees all aspects of the customer experience at Aryze as our Director of Sales & Leasing. Working closely with the Development, Construction and Marketing & Communications teams, Sarah ensures all sales programs run smoothly from initial project launch to homeowner handover.

Melanie Ransome
Director of Communications & Engagement

Melanie leads the execution of all marketing programs, as well as the community engagement strategy to advance developments through the approvals lifecycle.

Melanie brings extensive experience in developing and executing complex campaigns, bridging both big-picture strategy and detail-driven tactics. Working closely with the development and sales teams, Melanie ensures the engagement, marketing and communications strategies drive an efficient campaign through to project completion.